On CAPS, 93% of the 121 members who have rated AXIS believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include All-Stars sentinelbrit and mrindependent, both of whom are ranked in the top 2% of our community.

Two weeks ago, Pogue1245 highlighted AXIS as an intriguing income opportunity:

In a more recent pitch from last week, mrindependent elaborates. Here's an excerpt:

First and foremost, I like the company’s 2.74% dividend yield. ... In addition, I believe that [Axis] is likely to benefit from an ongoing boom cycle for insurance and reinsurance. ... Although the insurers began to recover in 2009, capital availability is still below average and premium rates are still high. Meanwhile, the stock market continues to accord low valuations to insurers. ... Thus we have a situation in which Axis Capital Holdings, a best in breed insurance company, is trading for 0.87 times book value. This low valuation is unjustified considering that [Axis] averaged a 12% ROE over the last 8 years.

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